Here are some wonderful quotes that stood out to me during Sr. Kathleen's presentation. Sr. Kathleen is the Founder of Heritage University on the Yakima Reservation in central Washington state.
Presentation Title: Education; A Gateway to Learning and Freedom from Poverty
"Mission and ministry do not happen without men and women in the vineyard."
"Each of us is summoned called be name by God. Are you doing what you were summoned to do?"
"God calls us to Holy Boldness!"
"Talent is distributed randomly across the population, Talent deserves opportunity."
"Love produces hope, and great love produces great hope." - Jon Sobrino, SJ
As you approach your work with communities of people who have different backgrounds and realities from your own, let these guide you:
1) Participate in their community - before you do anything, learn everything you can by being present and participating in their community.
2) Increase your self management skills- communities of poverty tend to be wonderful readers of body language and facial expressions. You need to communicate positive messages. So, be careful about what you are "saying".
3) Your job is to bring hope to the community- not to save the world, but to simply offer a new sense of hope to a community where hope has been lost.
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